Origin
United States
Sweet
Sandia pepper
Sandia pepper is a New Mexico chile cultivar grown for larger pods and more heat than many everyday state varieties. It is commonly roasted green for chile dishes or ripened red and dried for powders, stews, and adovada-style cooking.
Scoville 0 SHU
Species Capsicum annuum
Tasting notes
Sandia pepper is a New Mexico chile cultivar grown for larger pods and more heat than many everyday state varieties. It is commonly roasted green for chile dishes or ripened red and dried for powders, stews, and adovada-style cooking.
Common ripening colors
greenred
Aliases
Sandia chile pepper
How it relates
Broader pepper: New Mexico chile
Source entry
Reference: Sandia pepper
0 SHU peak heat